ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 306080
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Date: | Thursday 9 April 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawker Hurricane II |
Owner/operator: | 261 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | BG786 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Trincomalee -
Sri Lanka
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF China Bay |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Shot down during Japanese attack on Trincomalee. Managed to land at China Bay, but was strafed on the ground. Pilot P/O LT Rawnsley wounded.
Sources:
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean_raid 2.
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/ Revision history:
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